Wallace Mills is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The community's namesake Wallace Mills was a watermill built in 1844.[2] A post office called Wallace Mills was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1904.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wallace Mills, Ohio
  2. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 1181.
  3. "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

38°51′30″N 82°47′50″W / 38.85833°N 82.79722°W / 38.85833; -82.79722


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